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wildcat2030: A concept that calls for building a deep-space outpost beyond the moon’s orbit has stirred up some positive buzz from space pioneers — including Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. Over the weekend, the Orlando Sentinel reported that top NASA officials have chosen the construction of a space exploration platform at a gravitational balance point known as EML-2, or Earth-moon Lagrange point 2, as the agency’s next major mission. The outpost would be held in an orbit 277,000 miles away from Earth, and 38,000 miles beyond the moon. The concept has been under study for months, and the Sentinel reported that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden briefed the White House on the preferred plan’s details this month. There’s been no information from NASA or the White House on the time frame for deciding whether to move ahead with the concept. (via Beyond-the-moon base stirs up buzz - Cosmic Log)
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A concept that calls for building a deep-space outpost beyond the moon’s orbit has stirred up some positive buzz from space pioneers — including Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. Over the weekend, the Orlando Sentinel reported that top NASA officials have chosen the construction of a space exploration platform at a gravitational balance point known as EML-2, or Earth-moon Lagrange point 2, as the agency’s next major mission. The outpost would be held in an orbit 277,000 miles away from Earth, and 38,000 miles beyond the moon. The concept has been under study for months, and the Sentinel reported that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden briefed the White House on the preferred plan’s details this month. There’s been no information from NASA or the White House on the time frame for deciding whether to move ahead with the concept. (via Beyond-the-moon base stirs up buzz - Cosmic Log)

unconsumption: We [have seen] phone booths being converted into lending libraries and now … aquariums. The Japanese art collective Kingyobu (Goldfish club) have been turning phone booths into goldfish aquariums throughout Osaka as part of the city’s Canvas Project art festival. Kinda crazy. Kinda fun. Perhaps surprisingly, Unconsumption covered an earlier phone booth-as-aquarium  project here. But still. Broad selection of phone booth reuse projects here. More on this one (which is still pretty awesome), here: Phone Booth Aquariums: Kingyobu «
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We [have seen] phone booths being converted into lending libraries and now … aquariums. The Japanese art collective Kingyobu (Goldfish club) have been turning phone booths into goldfish aquariums throughout Osaka as part of the city’s Canvas Project art festival. Kinda crazy. Kinda fun.

Perhaps surprisingly, Unconsumption covered an earlier phone booth-as-aquarium  project here. But still.

Broad selection of phone booth reuse projects here.

More on this one (which is still pretty awesome), here: Phone Booth Aquariums: Kingyobu «

election: TUMBLR TUESDAY: REGISTER TO VOTE EDITION Does it feel like election day is still ages away? It’s not; in fact, early voting began for half of the country this week. And for half of the country, if you’re not yet registered in just two weeks, you’ll lose the chance to vote entirely. That’s what happened to 6 million Americans in 2008; this year, we’re participating in National Voter Registration Day to help make sure you’re not left out. If you’re in the US, you should see the button above on your Dashboard; click it to register through our friends at Our Time. No matter how you feel about politics, remember that your vote has the power to make a difference for at least one critical candidate or ballot measure on your ticket. If you don’t participate in the voting booth, you allow others to make important decisions for you. Need some inspiration? Check out this gorgeous GIF campaign from MTV’s Power of 12, a new video from the cast of Workaholics, and a gallery of voting-inclined celebs at HyperVocal. For more info, follow National Voter Registration Day on Tumblr, or track the tag #925NVRD. You can register in person at an NVRD meetup happening near you, or phone in any questions to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. And even if you’re already registered, please reblog this post to ensure none of your followers miss it!
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TUMBLR TUESDAY: REGISTER TO VOTE EDITION

Does it feel like election day is still ages away? It’s not; in fact, early voting began for half of the country this week. And for half of the country, if you’re not yet registered in just two weeks, you’ll lose the chance to vote entirely. That’s what happened to 6 million Americans in 2008; this year, we’re participating in National Voter Registration Day to help make sure you’re not left out.

If you’re in the US, you should see the button above on your Dashboard; click it to register through our friends at Our Time.
No matter how you feel about politics, remember that your vote has the power to make a difference for at least one critical candidate or ballot measure on your ticket. If you don’t participate in the voting booth, you allow others to make important decisions for you.

Need some inspiration? Check out this gorgeous GIF campaign from MTV’s Power of 12, a new video from the cast of Workaholics, and a gallery of voting-inclined celebs at HyperVocal.

For more info, follow National Voter Registration Day on Tumblr, or track the tag #925NVRD. You can register in person at an NVRD meetup happening near you, or phone in any questions to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

And even if you’re already registered, please reblog this post to ensure none of your followers miss it!

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